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Letters Patent No. 87,648, (lated Mci/rch A9, 1869; antedated Ma/rch 5,1869.

lBRACE AND SUSPENDER COMBINED.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making parl: ofthe-same.

Be it known that we, Madame E. L. DnMoRns'r, of the city, county, and.State of New York, and W. G. O ooK, of the same place, have invented anew and improved Shoulder-Brace and Suspenders Gombined;

and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to thedrawing annexed.

Our said invention consists in the use of two arm- Aloops, each formedof a single piece of webbing, and

each terminating in two lobes, as hereinafter described, in combinationwith cross-ties, which are provided with a supplementary suspender, ashereinafter set forth, by

which the action of the suspenders as a shoulder-brace is governed bythe pendent weight attached to the suspenders, thus embodying in thearticle a capability of self adjustment.

lo enable others to make and use our invention, we

.will proceed to describe the same.

i Referring to the drawing annexed, wherein the marks of referencecorrespond in all the figures- Figure 1 is a'view of the article asworn, showing part of a human ligure.

Figures 2, 3, 4, are views, in different positions, of

the hook by which the Suspenders are attached to the the back, the upperback part terminating in front, at il, and the upper front partterminating behind, and

sewed fast at the crossing x, under the arm, forming 4a complete loop.

This is one of a pair, the other of which is partially concealed in thedrawing by the position ofthe figure.

The shoulder-braces are formed by means of crossties, O D,which areusually of elastic webbing like the suspenders, and are fastened to theupper part or armloopof the latter, formedas before stated.

Thesev four parts two suspenders and two crossties) form together one orthe simplest, easiest-setting, most vters Patent, is-

more or less upon the loops A of the suspenders, tight ening themagainst the shoulders.

A furthergand important oliice of the suspender E is to prevent atendency of the cross-ties to crawl up -on theyneck, which Objectis Wellaccomplished.

We will now describe the peculiar form and construction ofthe hooks 1,2, 3. l' The said hooks are formed of sheet-metal, and .before beingbent into the hook-shape, as in fig. 3, would have substantially theform seen in g. 1, the dotted lines showing the shape of the ends 5 6before they are bent.

Figs. 2 and 3 show the hook in the second stage of progress. y

The end of the webbingis now inserted double in the opening 9, in themanner `shown in iig. 3, and the fastening of it in the hook completedby forcing the small end 5 through the opening 8, and then bending saidend 5 upward on the back of the hook. Thus, the webbing is firmlysecured. Beingl single in the opening 9, but double below, in the bightof the hook, it cannot be pulled out.' y i vHaving thus described thenature of our invention,

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Let- The mode,substantially as described, of forming each arm-loop of theshoulder-brace into a suspender with two lobes, in combination with thecross-ties specified as connected with the supplementary suspender E,all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

MME. E. L. DEMOREST. W. G. COOK.

